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Lime Hills Academy

Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN

Special / SEND
Ages 5–16
Mixed

Overview

Lime Hills Academy is a special / send school (free schools special) in Nailsea, South West, for pupils aged 5–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Free schools special
Establishment group
Free Schools
Age range
Ages 5–16
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
No
School capacity
65
Pupils on roll
57
URN
149149

Admissions

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Local authority
North Somerset
Academy trust or group
CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Secondary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score2.2
EBacc average point score0.14
Entering the EBacc0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths0%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 · Published 28 August 2025

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Local authority
North Somerset

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